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10 Cards in this Set
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Food Security
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the ability to obtain sufficient food on a daily basis
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Causes of Hunger Worldwide
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Natural Disasters
War Environmental Degradation Poverty Trap Lack of Agricultural Infrastructure |
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Famines
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characterized by large-scale food shortages, mass starvation, social disruption, and economic chaos.
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Malnourishment
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Nutritional imbalance caused by a lack of specific dietary components.
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Leading Nutrional Deficiencies
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Iron - affects ability to carry oxygen in the blood (leading cause of mental retardation)
• Vitamin A - affects the immune system • Iodine deficiency - brain cannot develop properly without it • Zinc - growth failure and weakened immunity |
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Marasmus
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“To Waste Away” - Caused by a diet low in protein and calories.
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Kwashiorkor
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“Displaced Child” - Occurs mainly in children whose diet lacks
high-quality protein. |
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Over-Nutrition
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most common dietary problem wealthy countries
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Three main crops
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Wheat, Rice, and Corn are main crops that deliver majority of world's nutrients
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Meat and Dairy
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• Distribution highly inequitable.
• More developed countries make up 20% of world population, but consume 80% of meat and dairy production. - But 60% of production occurs in lesser developed countries. |
